Last week, he announced an expanding training program using the FastTrac NewVenture curriculum as well as a new series of partnerships with the Freelancer’s Union, a New York based advocate for America’s independent workforce. This effort is designed to create a new unemployment benefit for laid off freelancers and self-employed workers, and to provide low-cost office space for their operations.

As the Mayor noted, he started his own business -- you may have heard of Bloomberg -- after being laid off. His new initiatives seek to open similar opportunities for other New Yorkers.

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